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Tunes for Bears to Dance to: Vocabulary Strategy Lesson PlanTunes for Bears to Dance to: Vocabulary Strategy Lesson Plan
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
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Year
2009
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Tunes for Bears to Dance to: Vocabulary Strategy

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To prepare for a reading of Robert Cormier's Tunes for Bears to Dance to, kids research vocabulary drawn from the novel and share their findings with their groups.

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Concepts

reading comprehension strategies, academic vocabulary

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create groups of four and assign each member two words to research for their sharing

Classroom Considerations

  • Part of a series of resources designed to accompany a reading of Robert Cormier's Tunes for Bears to Dance to

Pros

  • The worksheet provides context clues by including the sentences wherein the word is found

Cons

  • None

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